UFO Sightings in Illinois
4,055 UFO sightings reported in Illinois since 1946, peaking in 2012 (270 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 4,055
- Span
- 1946–2025
- Peak year
- 2012 (270 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1946–2025 · peak 2012 (270 reports)
Top cities in Illinois
Chicago
1952–2021 · peak 2012 (29 reports)
Tinley Park
1971–2021 · peak 2004 (92 reports)
Rockford
1964–2022 · peak 2001 (42 reports)
Springfield
1979–2021 · peak 2020 (8 reports)
Oak Lawn
1946–2020 · peak 2010 (10 reports)
Orland Park
1995–2019 · peak 2005 (15 reports)
Peoria
1966–2020 · peak 2012 (7 reports)
Naperville
1997–2022 · peak 2001 (4 reports)
Northbrook
1999–2022 · peak 2020 (16 reports)
Bloomington
1972–2020 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Oak Forest
2003–2016 · peak 2005 (18 reports)
Aurora
1995–2022 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Plainfield
1999–2020 · peak 2016 (5 reports)
Joliet
1979–2021 · peak 2012 (5 reports)
Palatine
1961–2021 · peak 2012 (4 reports)
Crystal Lake
1968–2021 · peak 2011 (4 reports)
Norris City
2018–2022 · peak 2018 (13 reports)
Elgin
1982–2021 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Frankfort
1996–2017 · peak 2004 (4 reports)
Lombard
1997–2019 · peak 2013 (4 reports)
Warren · IL, USA
Bright star. but with binoculars I saw green lights with < in solid white inside right side of circle.
Skokie · IL, USA
I notice everyone stopping their car to take pictures of this reddish orange sphere.
Sterling · IL, USA
20 pulsing orange orbs fly a few miles before disappearing.
Blue Island · IL, USA
8 soundless low-flying cross-shaped "aircraft," flying from southwest to northeast over Blue Island - around 19:30-19:40 pm.
Brookfield · IL, USA
2 large ships in clouds that had 5-8 small x-shaped objects shooting back and forth between them.
Breese · IL, USA
This was not the ISS; I've never seen this!
Northbrook · IL, USA
White lights that glowed in and out continuously and moved around. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a planet in the E sky? PD))
Spring Grove · IL, USA
Flashing lights over McHenry. ((NUFORC Note: Possible sighting of a star? PD))
Belleville · IL, USA
I spotted a triangle-teardrop shaped object with white, red , green and blue lights! It stopped quickly and hovered a few seconds.
Berwyn · IL, USA
I looked up and noticed some beams of light in the sky right above our house.
Dixon · IL, USA
Very bothered by these expierences.
Plainfield · IL, USA
Changing red and lime green orb seen in the western sky of Plainfield, IL.
Peru · IL, USA
Illinois Valley green fireball.
Oak Lawn · IL, USA
Helicopter Chasing White Light. This is the 2nd time reporting this. 5/8/2012 now 11/7/2015
Algonquin · IL, USA
Driving south on the 700 block of Regal Lane my daughter and I saw at least 6 orange lights floating across the sky traveling North Nor
DeKalb · IL, USA
Color flash across the sky.
Chicago · IL, USA
8-10 bright blue UFOs appearing then disappearing.
Schaumburg · IL, USA
When I first saw the light i thought it was a unusual looking star, It was very high in the sky, after ~30 seconds the light start
Belleville · IL, USA
Very fast rectangular shape craft.
Palos Park · IL, USA
It seemed like 3 or 4 small stars revolving around each other, multi colored blue and red
Lake In The Hills · IL, USA
One word, weird.
rockford · IL, USA
Three white triangular objects above cloud ceiling split apart at mach speed 2 times in 5 minutes with light show afterward.
Athens · IL, USA
Orange and green lights on a dark obj. with no obvious noise, no obvious wings and no propellers
Moline · IL, USA
Many small balls of light continuously passing low across the sky from north to south.
Chicago · IL, USA
Red and green light just blinking, moved a few times up or down, left, right too. ((NUFORC Note: Possibly a star? PD))